Dear GWendo and Vocalsiters:
You wrote: "I've made some significant progress with my new teacher, and yet, it was/is a common occurance during my work with him that I came/come to realize what my first teacher was trying to get me to do [ie. "Oh, THAT's what she meant."]. He just used a different set of keys than she did. And I still occasionally refer prospective students to her. After all, their locks are different than >mine."
Sage words indeed! We often learn best from a duplicate viewpoint.
I would add that we only learn when we are ready to learn. In that sense, "teacher" is a false noun. "Guide" would be more accurate because it implies that the balance of the accomplishment of learning is the responsibility of the student.
-- Lloyd W. Hanson, DMA Professor of Voice and Vocal Pedagogy, Emeritus Director of Opera-Theatre, 1987-1997 College of Fine Arts (formerly, School of Performing Arts) Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
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